Henry grabs one shoe at a time at random without replacement from a box of ten shoes in his closet. The box contains 2 brown shoes, 4 black shoes, and 4 sneakers. What is the probability that the first two shoes he chooses will be brown? Round to the nearest percent if necessary.

two percent

twenty percent

twenty-two percent

forty percent

Question

Henry grabs one shoe at a time at random without replacement from a box of ten shoes in his closet. The box contains 2 brown shoes, 4 black shoes, and 4 sneakers. What is the probability that the first two shoes he chooses will be brown? Round to the nearest percent if necessary.

two percent

twenty percent

twenty-two percent

forty percent

ivettef365 · Answer

so there is a total of 10 shoes and 2 brown shoes

ivettef365 · Answer

so the probability of getting a brown shoe would be
2/10

ivettef365 · Answer

then the probability of getting another brown shoe would be 1/9

ivettef365 · Answer

so multiply 2/10 x 1/9